[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#526648: /proc/asound/dev not present

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Charles G Montgomery [090904 22:19 -0400]
> 
> On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> 
> >* Charles G Montgomery [090904 10:48 -0400]
> >>
> >>On Sep 4, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> >>
> >>>* Charles G Montgomery [090502 09:45 -0400]
> >>>>Package: alsa-base
> >>>>Version: 1.0.19.dfsg-3
> >>>>Severity: grave
> >>>>Justification: renders package unusable
> >>>>
> >>>>When freshly booted, there is no /proc/asound/dev directory
> >>>>present.

It doesn't need to. There is only a file /proc/asound/devices.

> >>>>The symlink /dev/snd is dangling.  The rest of /proc/asound/
> >>>>seems to be present:
> >>>
> >>>Is this bug still valid for you?
> >>>
> >>>Elimar
> >>
> >>Yes, it is.
> >>I have found a workaround, however.
> >>
> >>Once the system is booted, I delete /dev/snd (which somehow gets
> >>created during the boot) 

/dev/snd needs to be there.

> >>and then run "dpkg-reconfigure alsa-base".
> >>This successfully recreates the correct contents of /proc/asound,
> >>and everything works.

Doesn't need to

> >>The startup of alsa-base fails because the the bad symlink to
> >>/dev/snd is to a directory, which gets considered undeletable.  If

Please explain exactly what you mean by "bad symlink". /dev/snd
shoulb be a dir and not a symlink.

> >
> >What do you choose by running dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base ?
> >
> >Elimar
> 
> ALSA
Thats good.

Elimar


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